This paper investigates the impact of mostly implicit convictions about 'white supremacy' and racist ideas in traditional and recent theories of "Bildung" which is a central educational concept in Germany. Concepts of "Bildung" describe processes of individual self-formation. It will be argued that the notion of…

This study is a critical examination of dominant beliefs in textbooks that impact students through constructed transmissions of the so-called normal American identity. A Beka textbooks are examined for findings that illustrate the dissemination of neutral language that is, in reality, charged with dominant ideologies that marginalize those living…

Argues from a feminist epistemology that religious educators seeking to nurture transformative educational experiences for white people must work on "unlearning"the racism inherent in contemporary foundational knowledges. Proposes determining how graduate programs in religious education may contribute to such knowledges and what can be done about…